Ammobates punctatus
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| ( Fabricius , 1804) |
Ammobates punctatus is a bee from the kind of Ammobates within the family of Apidae .
features
Ammobates punctatus is seven to eight millimeters tall, their shape is stocky. The basic color is black. White felt spots are present in many places. Abdominal segments two and three are red.
Occurrence
The species occurs in southern and central Europe. The northern limit of the distribution area is the 53rd parallel. In Germany, evidence is only available from the southern federal states. In Baden-Württemberg almost only finds from the drifting sand areas of the northern Upper Rhine Plain are known.
Way of life
Ammobates punctatus is univoltin , which means that it only forms one generation per year. The animals fly from late June to mid-August. Mountain sand bells ( Jasione montana ), common adder's head ( Echium vulgare ), hare clover ( Trifolium arvense ), pigeon scabiosis ( Scabiosa columbaria ) and sand thyme ( Thymus serpyllum ) are used as nectar sources . Anthophora bimaculata serves as the host for this breeding parasite .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Paul Westrich : The wild bees of Baden-Württemberg . Special Part: The Genera and Species. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-8001-3317-2 .